12 weeks after last frost ________________________
11 weeks before first frost ______________________
(date)
Start seedlings in flat: bush green beans —
(date)
55 seeds
13 weeks after last frost ________________________ (date)
Start seedlings in flat: corn —
24 seeds
14 weeks after last frost ________________________
Start seedlings in flats: calendulas — chard — stocks —
8 seeds 2 seeds 8 seeds
Prick out seedlings in flats: broccoli — 1 seedling head lettuce — 3+ seedlings S leaf lettuce — 14+ seedlings S
(date)
After potatoes come out, transplant: corn — 18 seedlings bush green beans — 46 seedlings
9 weeks before first frost ______________________ 25.0 sq ft 10.0 sq ft
13 weeks before first fall frost __________________ (date)
Start seedlings in flat: broccoli —
156 seeds
8 weeks before first frost ______________________ (date)
2 seeds
12 weeks before first frost ______________________ (date)
Start seedlings in flats: carrots — head lettuce — leaf lettuce —
(date)
Start seedlings in flat: bush peas —
112 seeds 4 seeds S 17 seeds S
As early corn and bush lima beans come out, transplant: broccoli — 1 seedling 1.6 sq ft calendulas — 6 seedlings 5.0 sq ft carrots — 62 seedlings 2.7 sq ft chard — 1 seedling .25 sq ft 2.7 sq ft head lettuce — 3 seedlings S 5.3 sq ft leaf lettuce — 14 seedlings S bush peas — 125 seedlings 6.8 sq ft stocks — 6 seedlings 5.0 sq ft Plant: radishes
—
10 seeds
.25 sq ft
See page 128 for plan of One-Person Mini-Garden, First Year.
Notes • Numbers given are for the approximate number of seeds and seedlings that should be required for each crop for the area involved. • To improve the soil fertility and increase the sustainability of your garden/mini-farm, additionally grow 200 to 300 square feet of carbon-and-calorie crops, described on pages 31 and 32.
S = Stagger planting for a more continuous harvest. T = Transplant seedlings on edge of bed; see plan, page 128.
* = Spot additional seeds later where seeds do not germinate. ** = See potato planting instructions on page 15.
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